Reality television, dominating the tube right now, is about the real people in in real environments . Reality shows demeans people . They are cheap to produce .
Reality shows erase the boundaries between the public & private . People are nosy . Reality shows can surprise . They add up to great storytelling . They have ideas that grab us in some fundamental place. Soon they are going to be the network that humiliates people . Ironically , they are unreal . Key moments are staged . They are unscripted drama just like sports . Soon , producers will soon run out of ideas and the viewers will get bored . They will face competition from other forms of programming
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Summary EDITED
Reality Show
Reality television, dominating the tube right now, is about the real antics of real people in real environments . It features people getting insulted , humbled and humiliated . They are profitable as it is low in cost. Reality shows are popular with viewers because they erase the boundaries between the public and the private . People are voyeurs. Reality shows can genuinely surprise and adds up to great storytelling . Reality shows grab us in some fundamental place . Reality shows are unreal as key moments are staged . Just like sports , Reality shows are also unscripted drama like sports . Reality shows will always have a place on television but the prospects are dim . Producer will soon run out of ideas and viewers will get bored . They ruin reputation of their network and will slowly face competition from other programmes from other forms of programming .
Reality television, dominating the tube right now, is about the real antics of real people in real environments . It features people getting insulted , humbled and humiliated . They are profitable as it is low in cost. Reality shows are popular with viewers because they erase the boundaries between the public and the private . People are voyeurs. Reality shows can genuinely surprise and adds up to great storytelling . Reality shows grab us in some fundamental place . Reality shows are unreal as key moments are staged . Just like sports , Reality shows are also unscripted drama like sports . Reality shows will always have a place on television but the prospects are dim . Producer will soon run out of ideas and viewers will get bored . They ruin reputation of their network and will slowly face competition from other programmes from other forms of programming .
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Reality TV
Reality television, dominating the tube right now, is about the real antics of real people featuring people getting insulted , humbled and humiliated . They are profitable as it is low in cost and are popular with viewers . It erase the boundaries between the public and the private . People are voyeurs and reality shows can genuinely surprise and adds up to great storytelling . Reality shows grab us in some fundamental place . A great irony is that they are unscripted drama and Key moments are staged just like sport . Reality shows will always have a place on television but the prospects are dim . Producer will soon run out of ideas and viewers will get bored . They ruin reputation of their network and will slowly face competition from other programmes from other forms of programming .
Reality television, dominating the tube right now, is about the real antics of real people featuring people getting insulted , humbled and humiliated . They are profitable as it is low in cost and are popular with viewers . It erase the boundaries between the public and the private . People are voyeurs and reality shows can genuinely surprise and adds up to great storytelling . Reality shows grab us in some fundamental place . A great irony is that they are unscripted drama and Key moments are staged just like sport . Reality shows will always have a place on television but the prospects are dim . Producer will soon run out of ideas and viewers will get bored . They ruin reputation of their network and will slowly face competition from other programmes from other forms of programming .
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
summary ; coffee bean
According to legend, an Ethiopian goatherd jumped around after eating coffee cherries after he saw his goats eating the cherries. Coffee , started as a food and beverage for African tribesmen . Now, coffee is sold in large amount worldwide as one of the top selling item in trade . Many countries depend on it as their main income . Many people depend on it for a living and drinks it . Years ago , a frost killed almost half of the Brazil’s coffee trees and the price dropped severely . It hit Brazil again and eery tree lost is resulting in no income for three to five years . The income loss is huge as fifteen million trees is destroyed . Brazil stopped exporting coffee and importers bought in fearing shortage . Prices increased and farmers went to plant more . When coffee was easily available , prices fall .
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Summary
Lukas family was worried because Lukas was missing . They searched for him till the dark . Malie sighed as his aunt was also lost in the jungle also . Someone was also lost before .They were worrying about the Bigfoot which was the elephant would step on Lukas in the middle of the night and they would not feel anything . By morning , the fog had partially cleared and they were already searching for him all ways . The womens made a big fire in the middle of the jungle and if the child was asleep and would come back . Koos , Sofies husband , went in the morning to tell the foresters about this and asked them for help . Fourteen woodcutters came and help and the constables came to help the next morning . The woodcutters also laid down their axe to help, but by then , he would not be alive .
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Draft 6 ; Trouble Awaits
"This isn't going to last anymore, it's not fair for us!" Kuma exclaimed, slamming his fists on the table.
Kuma, along with his ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get what he asked for. However, he did not repay his parents with his results, instead he often fools around and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family and learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results were always top in the school and his parents do not have to worried about him. Both of them were taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days pass by in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Fate, striked a cruel hand, since then, Kuma's face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There were no University admission criterion as long as your results were good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. The Tamils had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of Tamil students studying there were a small and fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son's future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him further was the resettlement policy.Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land were relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only source of income was gone, Kuma was infuriated and wanted fairness for him and his fellows Indians.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They recruited young soldiers below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government. Their main purpose was to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got and joined it.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, things might not stay the same. Will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Kuma, along with his ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get what he asked for. However, he did not repay his parents with his results, instead he often fools around and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family and learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results were always top in the school and his parents do not have to worried about him. Both of them were taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days pass by in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Fate, striked a cruel hand, since then, Kuma's face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There were no University admission criterion as long as your results were good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. The Tamils had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of Tamil students studying there were a small and fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son's future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him further was the resettlement policy.Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land were relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was given to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only source of income was gone, Kuma was infuriated and wanted fairness for him and his fellows Indians.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They recruited young soldiers below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government. Their main purpose was to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got and joined it.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, things might not stay the same. Will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Draft 5 ;
"This isn't going to last anymore, it's not fair for us!" Kuma exclaimed, slamming his fists on the table.
Kuma's ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka and he was not born here either. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get money. However, he does not repay his parents with his results; he fools around often and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family who learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results are always top in the school and his parents do not have to worry about him. Both of them are taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days passes in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Since then, Kuma face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There was no University admission criterion so long as your results are good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of the Sinhalese students to study there was a fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him more was the resettlement policy. Those Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land was relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only income was gone, Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
Kuma's ancestors were not born in Sri Lanka and he was not born here either. As a result, they did not have the citizenship rights to education, job, housing and voting in the country. Everything that they do, the Sinhalese had the priority.
Sundram was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All he needed to do was open his hands and he would get money. However, he does not repay his parents with his results; he fools around often and does not hand in his work on time. He has a neighbour, Kuma, who comes from a poor family who learned to treasure everything beside him.
His results are always top in the school and his parents do not have to worry about him. Both of them are taking their "O’s "this year but Sundram was not nervous about it. On the other hand, Kuma has been working very hard just to achieve good results to get into the best University and give his parents a good life.
As the days passes in the blink of an eye, their "O "level ended. Sundram got 4B3 and 1B4 and for his Sinhalese B3. However, Kuma got 3A2 and 2B3 and for his Sinhalese, B3. Both applied for the same University and waited for their reply. Since then, Kuma face had always been glum. His application was not accepted but Sundram's application was taken in. The reason for Kuma's rejection was that he was an Indian Tamil and Sundram was a Sinhalese. The only University that Kuma was being taken in was one of the worst Universities in Sri Lanka and the distance from his house to that University was close to 11km.
Kuma was very unpleased with the type of treatment that the Sinhalese had to endure. When their ancestors came here before 1970, they had equal chances in schooling. There was no University admission criterion so long as your results are good. After 1970s, the admission was not was on merit anymore. Tamil had to score a higher mark then the Sinhalese students in order to secure a position in the University. Furthermore, the number of the Sinhalese students to study there was a fixed amount.
Under the help of the India government, they thought that they could return to India in order for their son future. However, their dreams were not to be when the Sri Lankan government did not fully carry out this agreement.
For the next few years, Kuma worked as a tea boy in a tea plantation, waiting for a chance for him to get a revenge on the Sinhalese government. However, what agitated him more was the resettlement policy. Those Sinhalese peasants from southwestern Sri Lanka that had no land was relocated to the concentrated north of the Tamil area. The piece of land that Kuma was working on was to the Sinhalese farmers to farm. Kuma was the sole breadwinner; his family were to depend on Kuma meagre income to live on. Now, the only income was gone, Kuma was very infuriated and wanted some fairness for him and his fellows Indian mates.
His agony ended in the 1976 when Prabhakaran, the leader of a group called the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, LTTE, was set up. They are recruiting young soldier below 18 to take up arms against the Sri Lankan government to fight for a separate Tamil homeland in the north and east of Sri Lanka in order to protect the Tamil people from the so-called oppression and discrimination by the Sinhalese. When Kuma heard about it, he found a few of his friends who were also dissatisfied with the treatment they got.
However, after all these years of fighting and killing, the LTTE was finally defeated. However, given the LTTE's organizational structure and past activities, will peace stay in Sri Lanka or will LTTE will be back for more?
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